Breaking: Democrats Sue Trump, State Republican Parties, and Roger Stone for Voter Intimidation

[brooklynite]

Source: Election Law Blog

The latest set of filings from Democrats (led by Marc Elias) against, the Trump campaign, state Republican parties, and Roger Stone’s “Stop the Steal” group:

Nevada Complaint

Arizona Complaint

Pennsylvania Complaint

Ohio Complaint

I haven’t yet gone through each complaint in detail yet, but all seem to raise two claims, one under the Voting Rights Act and one under the Ku Klux Klan Act, aimed at preventing voter intimidation. The complaints allege that the state parties are cooperating with the Trump campaign and Stone to stir up unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and to intimidate minority voters. This complaint comes on top of the earlier-filed complaint alleging that Trump and the RNC are violating the long-standing and soon expiring (unless extended) consent decree against the RNC.

The new complaints seek temporary restraining orders which will bar activities such as “exit polling” from the Stone people which could be used to intimidate voters.

It is not clear that a court would issue a vague order to stop “voter intimidation,” as requested in the relief in these suits (as that term would be vague and difficult to enforce). But the suits will first bring publicity to the activities, and second get these parties on record stating that they do not plan on engaging in voter intimidation, which itself could be useful in the event of problems on election day.

Read more: http://electionlawblog.org/?p=88351

[Farmgirl1961]

1. Yes!

Sue those bastards!

[Moonwalk]

10. It's the Trump way of doing things. Let's see how he likes being on the other side of that...

[barbtries]

2. i hope they're looking to do the same in NC

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2562603

[still_one]

3. While that is good there are people who are on top of this, by the time anything results it would be

most likely too late, which is why for the rest of us we must work to GOTV, whether through call banking or canvassing

[Moonwalk]

11. It's not too late if it gets publicity and gives them cause to worry...

...just bringing attention to it might help.

[elmac]

4. Roger Stone has a long history of being republicans dirty trickster

He brought down Eliot Spitzer using dirty tricks.

[misterhighwasted]

13. And this ditty from Oct 12th: Stone's back channel ties to wikileaks.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016169331

[bucolic_frolic]

5. This is OUR Democratic Party, fighting hard?

Yes!! This is politican energy and a refusal to take a back seat

[allan01]

6. finaly :)

shoud have done this in 2000. bravo.

[cstanleytech]

7. To bad they cant also file a RICO lawsuit against the RNC and Fox for all the shit they have pulled.

[KittyWampus]

19. My thoughts as well. It is coordinated.

[lillypaddle]

9. K&R nt

[ffr]

12. Their target: suppress African Americans and other groups of voters

Plaintiff: Dendents Donald J. Trump, the National Republican Party and advisor Roger J. Stone Jr. for ...conspiring to threaten, intimidate, and thereby prevent minority voters in urban neighborhoods from voting in the 2016 election. The presently stated goal of the Trump Campaign, as explained by an unnamed official to Bloomberg News on October 27, is to depress voter turnout—in the official’s words: “We have three major voter suppression operations under way” that target African Americans and other groups of voters.

Trump’s supporters have responded with pledges to descend upon polling places in “certain areas” where many minority voters live in order to interfere with their efforts to exercise the franchise.

Fuck you Donald! You and your lynch mob are going down in flames this election. I'm going to see to it by turning out democrats to the polls.

[Hekate]

14. KnR

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

15. They need to make them prove

that voter fraud is indeed occurring
Where's the proof?

[Coyotl]

16. Wow, the KKK Act can impose penalties on terrorist organizations, even use military force.

1871 Klu Klux Klan Act passed by Congress was for suppressing terrorizing voters by the KKK.

[annabanana]

17. good!. . . n/t

[wordpix]

18. good! keep it up, Dems - I have a local suit going too

Not about voting, it's about a development proposal and the environment but still...you cannot let repukes get away with their crap.

BTW, I am self-representing and recommend it to anyone with a good case who can read, do research and write reasonably well, say early college-years level. I and two cohorts are holding our own self-representing against two seasoned land use attorneys. We don't have a decision yet and we've spent lots of time on research, filings, briefs, etc. but we haven't spent a dime.